If you are disabled, or sixty-five years of age or older, you may not be required to pay all of your property taxes at once.  State law provides a method by which certain residential property owners may make their annual property tax payments in four equal payments. 

This option is only available for the tax payments on your resident homestead.  To qualify for this payment option, you must meet certain criteria. You must apply and qualify for a residential homestead exemption on your property and you must be either sixty-five years of age or older or disabled.

In order to qualify for the disabled homestead exemption, you must show proof you are receiving social security disability benefits at the time of application.  If you are disabled and worked for the railroad, or were a teacher or government worker, contact us to determine if you qualify for the exemption.

In order to receive the quarterly payment option, you must act before January 31, 2008.  State law requires you to pay at least one-fourth of your total tax bill by January 31st and inform the Appraisal District in writing you intend to make the other three payments in accordance with the quarterly payment option.

Your second one-fourth payment is due by March 31st, the third payment is due by May 31st and the final payment is due by July 31st.

If you miss any of these payments, penalty and interest will be assessed on the portion of the payment that is delinquent.

Another option for the elderly and disabled is to defer taxes on their residential homestead. When you defer your taxes, you are not required to pay your property taxes at this time, but the taxes will accumulate and the taxes plus interest must be paid at a later date.  For more information regarding deferrals click here.

For more information or if you have additional questions, please contact the collections department at the Appraisal District.